The stock air filter has oil breather lines piped from the rocker boxes back into the A/C filter can. This causes an oil vapor mist to collect in the air filter, often dripping out of theA/C can, and getting sucked back into the carb. Be it a carb. or EFI, both are designed to mix and supply air & fuel into the motor not air, fuel & oil. The stock configuration is a result of EPA BS.

 

I THINK the question is:

With the breather kit being what it is, what holds the carb firmly against the intake?

I ALSO THINK the answer is that the mounting plate behind the stack secures to something else, maybe the breather kit, to hold the assembly on and keep the carb against the intake.

 

The stack bolts to the mounting plate, which also holds the carb. in place. It's pictured dead center in the photo from the original post, between the breather hoses. The mounting plate is anchored by the breather bolts.

 

As always, a clear concise and informative answer, which, as always, is gratefully received. Thanks mate.

 

Photo....you swallowed a fooking dictionary mate

 

Ops my bad I did not click on the link. after looking at the set up I don't care for the look or set up, but that's my taste to each there on.

 

That looks cool! I'd like one! It would sure compliment the look of my sportster.

 

Then buy it up man![sm=happy046.gif]

 

Rofls, yeah sorry about that mate. I was in the middle of writting a disertation for a degree course I'm doing for work, so I guess I guess the language was a little embellished and florid....ooops there I go again.

Actually I always talk like that. Even my Tattoos are works of prose. [8D]j/k

On a more serious note. Since my earlier post I've seen a photograph showing one of these devices fitted. It surprised me. I've seen some pictures ofair filters where an exposed cone shaped filter faces forwardand assumed these covers were to:

a) offer them a degree of protection
b) act as a scoop suck air into the cone filter.

However, the photograph I saw suggested the stack actually faces out sideways from the bike rather than forwards.

 

That does look nice.